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Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.

Delta arrowhead
Alismataceae (Water-Plantain Family)

USDA Symbol: SAPL
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Sagittaria platyphylla

Delta Arrowhead

Alismataceae

Location: W side of Holbrook Rd, 200 m N of Rittiman Rd, San Antonio.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Full sun; in mud of shallow, slow moving fresh watr. Several dense colonies.

Description: Leaves over-topping scapes; blades elliptic to lanceolate, unlobed, to 15 cm long, half or less as wide. Scape simple w/4-5 whorls, lower whorls pistillate w/pedicels to 25 mm, recurving in fruit. Fruiting heads to 15 mm dia. Petals white, non-persistant.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Aug 5, 1994
 Specimen number: 660

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0944
 Accession Date: Oct 27, 1994
 Accession Number: 73

Annotations: SXFRB (In fruit)

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